Clinical trials: Patient Communication
Communication Programs, Interpersonal Skill
Multifaceted Program to Improve Interpersonal Skills of Physicians
To determine whether the implementation of a multifaceted training program relying on the conceptual framework of the Four Habits Model improved the communication and interpersonal skills for hospital physicians during…
- Conditions
- Communication Programs, Interpersonal Skill, Physician-Patient Relations
- Trial name
- EPECREM (NCT04703816)
- Testing
- Interpersonal Skills Multifaceted Training Program for the physician-patient relationship
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Critical Illness
Effect of Intensivist Communication on Surrogate Prognosis Interpretation
This study evaluates the effect of physician communication styles on the interpretation of prognosis by family members of chronically-ill patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04239209
- Testing
- Indirect - other patients, Indirect - physiology, Redirection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 302 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Communication, Anxiety
Assessing the Impact of Therapeutic Communication on Patients' Anxiety During Elective Cesarean Sections
Background: Anxiety is highly prevalent before elective caesarean sections and can have a negative impact on anesthetic outcomes, postoperative pain and maternal mental health.
- Trial name
- CESARCOM (NCT07137377)
- Testing
- On line teaching CESARCOM teaching programe (immersive podcasts, digital flashcards)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Diabetes
Detecting Diabetes Sooner With a Risk Survey for the Family Doctor:Comparing Internet and Traditional Methods of Communication for Patients and Doctors
This pilot RCT study aims to develop and evaluate the uptake, feasibility, and potential value of a strategy for web-diabetes risk assessment versus paper-based methods in an undiagnosed diabetes population over 40 years of age…
- Trial name
- NCT01529918
- Testing
- CANRISK (Canadian Diabetes Association Assessment)
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Communication, ICU
Artificial Intelligence-Generated Written Communication for Families of Intensive Care Unit Patients
Our research group has developed an approach for providing families of ICU patients with daily written summaries of care as a supplement to traditional verbal communication.
- Trial name
- NCT06969196
- Testing
- Written Communicatoin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Ovarian Cancer
Physician-Patient Communication and Expectations Regarding Ovarian Cancer Prognosis
The primary objective is to administer a cross-sectional survey to directly compare the differences patients and physicians hold regarding ovarian cancer prognosis and survival, complications arising from treatment, and…
- Trial name
- NCT02769546
- Testing
- Surveys
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Diabetes
Using Patient Feedback to Improve Communication Regarding Glycemic Control to Patients With Diabetes
In this two-phase mixed methods study, the investigators will first use patient feedback from semi-structured interviews to explore the ways in which patients with diabetes understand their diabetes and assess their disease…
- Trial name
- NCT01886170
- Testing
- Phase II of the Study: Information regarding Current Diabetes Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Neoplasms (Cancer / Tumors), Patient Participation
Investigation of the Effect of Information on the Empowerment of Cancer Patients Using Question Prompt List: A Mixed Method Study
Brief Summary The goal of this study is to understand how patient empowerment and a Question Prompt List (QPL) can help cancer patients.
- Conditions
- Neoplasms (Cancer / Tumors), Patient Participation, Patient-Centered Care, Health Communication
- Trial name
- NCT06903390
- Testing
- QPL-based Communication Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Thyroid Cancer
Focus on Values to Stimulate Shared Decisions
Most patients with non-medullary thyroid carcinoma (TC) achieve remission after primary treatment. Nonetheless, 30% develop recurrent disease and/or distant metastases resulting in worse survival.
- Trial name
- NCT03905369
- Testing
- Decision aid and SDM booster, Deliberation training
- Where
- 11 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
Targeted Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Language and Speech in Patients With Primary Progressive Aphasia
This is a monocenter randomized controlled clinical trial with cross-over arm - assessor blinded. The aims is investigating the effects of the speech language therapy (SLT) alone vs SLT + non-invasive brain stimulation (STIM)…
- Trial name
- NCT06921265
- Testing
- Training with Speech Language Therapy, Standard rTMS, Targeted rTMS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Opioid-Related Disorders, Relationship, Professional Patient
A4i-O: A Platform for Complex Behavioral Health to Address OUD
For the purposes of beta testing the first version of A4i-O, 15 individuals with OUD will use the platform for one month. From a design perspective this sample size is viewed as being sufficient to answer questions regarding app…
- Conditions
- Opioid-Related Disorders, Relationship, Professional Patient, Mental Health Wellness 1, Mobile Phone Use
- Trial name
- NCT06215963
- Testing
- App for Independence-O (A4i-O)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
End Stage Liver DIsease
Disparities Among Liver Transplant Patients
The purpose of this study is to inform healthcare interventions to reduce the disparities in liver transplant listing and in transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT05981196
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Telemedicine, Patient Satisfaction
Effect of Telemedicine on Physician-Patient Communication
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the physical separation between patient and physician required during telemedicine has an affect on physician-patient communication and related outcomes, including patient and…
- Conditions
- Telemedicine, Patient Satisfaction, Remote Consultation
- Trial name
- NCT00057083
- Testing
- Telemedicine Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Cancer
m-Palliative Care Link: Improving Palliative Care for Late Stage Tanzanian Cancer Patients
This work aims to improve late-stage cancer patients' access to high quality, patient-centered symptom assessment and control via the creation, field test, and outcomes assessment of a scalable mobile application (mPalliative…
- Trial name
- NCT03634696
- Testing
- mPCL, Usual Care
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Susan Miesfeldt
Provider Burnout, Communication
Provider-Patient Communication Coaching
To examine the effect of a coaching intervention on provider burnout and communication
- Trial name
- NCT02783742
- Testing
- Communication coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 859 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Cancer Screening Tests
Helping Patients and Providers Make Better Decisions About Colorectal Cancer Screening
Precision prevention holds great promise for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening but has not been adequately explored. A patient's chance of having an advanced colorectal neoplasm (ACN), i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT04683731
- Testing
- Decision aid without personalized message, Decision aid with personalized message, Provider notification without personalized message
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,111 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Prenatal Care, Health Literacy
Amelioration of Literacy Deficits in Prenatal Care
The purpose of the study was to develop and evaluate a skill-based, computer intervention designed to facilitate effective prenatal visit communication for women with restricted literacy.
- Conditions
- Prenatal Care, Health Literacy, Numeracy
- Trial name
- NCT05974865
- Testing
- Healthy Babies and Healthy Moms, Baby Basics Prenatal Guide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 355 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Patient Engagement, Physician's Role
OPEN & ASK: Improving Patient-Centered Communication in Primary Care
This large scale multi-center cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) is designed to assess the comparative effectiveness of three interventions in diverse ambulatory care settings and patient populations.
- Conditions
- Patient Engagement, Physician's Role, Physician-Patient Relations, Patient Activation
- Trial name
- NCT03385512
- Testing
- OPEN High Touch, OPEN High Tech, ASK Poster in Exam Rooms
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,565 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Pain in Elderly Patients Having Communication Disorders.
Concordance of Pain Detection in Patients by Doloplus® and Algoplus® Behavioural Scales
The pain of the elderly is often trivialized and ignored in spite of its high frequency: the chronic pain affects 50 % of the elderly living at home, 49 to 83 % of those living in institution and 80 % of this population at the…
- Trial name
- CALDOL (NCT02174744)
- Testing
- numeric pain rating scale
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Infertility
Communication With in Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Patients About Risks
The primary objective of this trial is to determine whether written educational materials plus brief education by telephone will help patients better understand and participate in the decision on how many embryos to transfer to…
- Trial name
- NCT00722618
- Testing
- Written materials, telephone based education, Written materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 264 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center